Scientist Discover 1.3 Million Year Old Footprint! - GoFuckYourself.com

Greg B · 12-07-2005, 10:01 AM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/4488490.stm

This is an interesting story about an alleged footprint found in sediment in N. America. At first scientists thought it to be 40,000 years old, but specialists say it's around 1.3 million. That throws alot of scientific data off the boards big time.

If it proves out, it means some form of man was in N. America and that modern man may be far older than previously assumed.

This'll be a great story to follow.

Phoenix · 12-07-2005, 10:04 AM

i bet wed find alot of interesting stuff under the polar ice caps to throw our comfy view of who we are and where we came from out the window

Wiggles · 12-07-2005, 10:21 AM

is 1.3mill before first findings in Africa?

fuelcell · 12-07-2005, 10:22 AM

TFA points out it may not be a footprint. Look at it closely and you don't see a definite foot and toes; it only resembles a foot.

eMonk · 12-07-2005, 10:23 AM

nice read.

Greg B · 12-07-2005, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Wiggles

is 1.3mill before first findings in Africa?

Here's the deal,

We modern humans or Homo Sapiens Sapiens, came about maybe 100,000 years ago. We're supposedly branched off from a line the same as the chimpanzee.

Hominids, our classification go back several millions of years. Although they weren't modern humans like us, the walked upright, used tools, had communities. Nature selected only a few that survived. We primates, including us, chimps, gorillas, bats ( a new addition ), monkeys are the ones that survived. Bats however haven't changed much in 60 million years. That's why they're called the ultimate survivors.

The findings in Africa date the rise of hominids back millions of years. Yet the footprint discovered may show a 'modern human' footprint or a Homo Erectus, another earlier version having been in N. America.

So in capsule form, the footprint, IF a real footprint shows that something humanoid may have been here 1.3 million years ago. That says either we 'modern humans' are fuck older than previously thought OR an earlier version of humanoid made it to the Americas far, far earlier than expected.

But that all depends on whether this IS a footprint.

In conjuction, Dr. Bruce Cornet a paleobotanist had discovered footprints, tools, even a petrified finger with a metal ring on it in rock in Texas that's at least 25 million years old. That debate rages on.

I grew up studying under the best of the best of archaeologists and every 10 years the age of modern humans goes back more and the age of hominids goes back more. When I was in college 20 years ago, it was maybe 3 million years. Now it's gone back so far I've forgotten.

We keep digging and learning is all I can say.

MattO · 12-07-2005, 10:37 AM

Bullshit. The Earth is only around 6500 years old and cavemen used to ride on dinosaurs, which were too big to fit on Noah's ark, hence their extinction.
GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT.

Doctor Dre · 12-07-2005, 10:40 AM

Somebody got lost... ;)

There was probably a couple monkeys here and there ;)

TheSenator · 12-07-2005, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by MattO

Bullshit. The Earth is only around 6500 years old and cavemen used to ride on dinosaurs, which were too big to fit on Noah's ark, hence their extinction.
GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT.

Jesus, if only the read the fucking Bible.

Big Red Machine · 12-07-2005, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Phoenix

i bet wed find alot of interesting stuff under the polar ice caps to throw our comfy view of who we are and where we came from out the window

We will findout soon with Global Warming

pornguy · 12-07-2005, 12:15 PM

This could get interesting, but it will get squashed , if they got too close to proving it.

12-07-2005, 10:01 AM	#1
Greg B So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: EARTH (for the time being) Posts: 7,014	Scientist Discover 1.3 Million Year Old Footprint! http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/4488490.stm This is an interesting story about an alleged footprint found in sediment in N. America. At first scientists thought it to be 40,000 years old, but specialists say it's around 1.3 million. That throws alot of scientific data off the boards big time. If it proves out, it means some form of man was in N. America and that modern man may be far older than previously assumed. This'll be a great story to follow.

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12-07-2005, 10:37 AM	#7
MattO The O is for Oohhh Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: AUSTIN TEJAS Posts: 10,861	Bullshit. The Earth is only around 6500 years old and cavemen used to ride on dinosaurs, which were too big to fit on Noah's ark, hence their extinction. GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT.